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(No Model.)

H. U. SEELY.

GHILDS CARRIAGE. No. 298,785. Patented May 20, 1884.

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HORACE C. SEELY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,785, dated May 20, 1884. 7

Application filed October 15, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HORACE G. SnnLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens Carriages,- and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The improvements claimed in this my ap plication are shown in the accompanying drawing, and relate to parts connected with the running-gear, and by which I secure various desired movements, fully described in the following specification and illustrated in said drawing hereto annexed, reference being had to the letters marked thereon.

The drawing annexed is a perspective view of a running-gear embodying my improvements.

The triangle formed by the base m and sides 0 is fixed at its apex by means of its sliding sleeve t to the coupling-rod h. This arrangement allows the movements of the handle M indicated in dotted lines at R and V, or any intermediate positions, said handle M being fixed firmly in any of said positions by the set-screw binding the sleeve 1' to the coupling-rod h. Said coupling-rod h may be wood or iron. One-eighth gas-pipe I find very c011- venient for the purpose.

The foregoing-described arrangement gives me all the desired adjustments of the handle, while the combination of a spring-reach composed of the crossed pieces 0 0, attached to the axles in the usual manner, and the rocking device B, gives me an oscillating axle. This latter result I achieve by journaling the rod h in either the rear or front axle, while the front spring, which is secured to the body, is also secured to the front axle by being pivoted to the same through the rocking device B, in the manner shown in my drawing.

Should the front axle not be evenly balanced on the rod h, or should one front wheel be heavier than the other, the front axle would drop out of its horizontal plane when the front wheels were lifted from the pavement,

to prevent which I make the diagonal reach from fiat steel, 0 0, the proper width and thickness, which holds the axle in a horizontal position'and allows said axle to oscillate.

By drawing a set-screw which holds the rocking device 13 attached to the rear spring, and inserting the same in the rear axle through hole a of said rocking device, the body of the carriage may be rocked laterally on the running-gear; but while said parts remain in the position shown in my drawing the carriagebody remains stationary 011 the axles.

The position of the handle shown in dotted lines at Vforms a support for a fly-net, and also places the handle out of the way when the carriage is in the house, and at the same time prevents the body rocking when the latter is arranged for that purpose. The position of the handle shown in dotted lines at R places the same at a convenient height for a child to control the movements of the carriage, while any other position may be selected, according to the height of the person pushing the carriage.

The object of this invention is to combine my adjustable handle with the running-gear of a childs carriage, and also to produce an oscillating axle in connection with parts to give the body of the carriage a motion like that of a cradle, all of which are so combined as to be convenient and useful.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as'new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the handle-bars journaled upon the axle with ends extending below the same, triangular frame at o o, sleeve 13, coupling-rod h, and means for securing the same in its adjusted position upon the coupling-rod, all substantially as described.

2. The coupling-rod h, journaled to the front or rear axle, and the front spring journaled on the front axle by means of a set-screw through the hole a in the rocking device B, said front axle being held in a horizontal position by the spring-reach c c, substantially as described.

HORACE C. SEELY, WVitnesses:

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